| Spectrum Asia |
| Contemporary Asian films will be showcased in this section to capture the cinematic trends in Asian countries. |
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| First / Second Film Competition |
| The Festival is starting a competition of
first or second film made by Asian director. Director of the
film must have debuted not before 2007. |
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| This competition will be adjudged by an
International Jury. |
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| Best Film will be awarded Trophy + cash
prize of US$ 2,000. |
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| Best Short Film Competition |
| Many aspiring young directors and film
school students in Asia are making digital short fiction
films. 7th Asian Film Festival is organising Short Fiction
Film Competition. The idea is to hunt new talents in
direction. |
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| Short Fiction Film made in 2006, 2007 &
2008 are eligible. Duration should be upto 30 minutes and in
digital format - preferably DVD. Running time of more than
30 minutes will be at the discretion of Festival Director. |
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| This competition will be adjudged by an
International Jury. |
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| Best Film will be awarded Trophy + cash
prize of US$ 1,000. |
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| The Award Winners |
| Japanese master Akira Kurosawa first placed Asian cinema squarely on the world map with his classic, Rashomon by winning the Grand Prix at Venice International Film Festival in 1951. Thereafter, Asian cinema has slowly but steadily emerged into international spotlight by winning top awards at world's important film festival. |
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| The Award Winner will present some of these award-winning Asian films that bagged the top honours at Global film festival. |
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| Focus on One Asian Country |
| A package of six to seven films will be screened showcasing the trends in cinema in that country |
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| Retro |
| Tributes will be paid to Indian and Asian directors by organising Retrospectives of their films. |
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| Asian Film Culture Award |
| The award will honour the achievements of Asian directors, who remain unknown to common cinemagoers in India. There is a little awareness about Indian directors in other Asian countries and vica versa. |
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| The award will be presented to recognise the achievement of the director in popularising Asian cinema and artistic achievement in cinematography. The award will be presented to the winner during the Festival's opening ceremony. |